Lyngbya ferruginea G.S.West 1904

Publication Details
Lyngbya ferruginea G.S.West 1904: 292, pl. 464: fig. 20

Published in: West, G.S. (1904). West Indian freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 42: 281-294, pl. 464.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leptolyngbya ferruginea (G.S.West) Anagnostidis & Komárek.

Type Information
Type locality: "Dominica, Koseau Valley, forming a yellow-brown ferruginous stratum."; (West 1904: 292)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rust-coloured.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 14 October 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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